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Cheap scrap yard war Esq gaming PC build

I have a new in box msi 990fx motherboard as well as a 890fx mobo and I'm trying to build a super cheap gaming rig I have 16gb ddr3 laying around as well as a r9 280x and a spare 1 tb HDD.

Tldr; should I get a phenom ii x6 or a fx8350 or any other ideas. I got 90% of a old amd gaming PC just need a cpu . 

PS. It will mostly be playing fortnite and starwars knights of the old republic with some newer call of duty games @ 1080p. I'm hoping not to bottle neck the 280 x and hoping to be in the medium to high settings. 

Project black out: cpu: athlon x4 750k @4.7ghz, Mobo: asrock fm2+ a55 vg3+, ram: 1x 8gb hyperx 1866mhz, video card: 1x saphire radeon r9 270x, Storage: 1tb hdd ssd in the future,  cooling: 2 noctua 120mm fans 1 on rad one front intake.

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Neither one should bottleneck a 280X, but I would choose the FX personally.

 

Worth noting that neither one is that good of a CPU to begin with, but the FX is the better of the two.

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

Neither one should bottleneck a 280X, but I would choose the FX personally.

 

Worth noting that neither one is that good of a CPU to begin with, but the FX is the better of the two.

I appreciate it it's a build for my lil bro to play fortnite and stuff and for me to play retro games on xD I think I'll go with the fx given it's cheaper on the used market 

Project black out: cpu: athlon x4 750k @4.7ghz, Mobo: asrock fm2+ a55 vg3+, ram: 1x 8gb hyperx 1866mhz, video card: 1x saphire radeon r9 270x, Storage: 1tb hdd ssd in the future,  cooling: 2 noctua 120mm fans 1 on rad one front intake.

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Just now, bronsonp4htdude123455 said:

I appreciate it it's a build for my lil bro to play fortnite and stuff and for me to play retro games on xD I think I'll go with the fx given it's cheaper on the used market 

What kind of retro games? How far back do you plan on going?

 

Athlon 64 X2 stuff is dirt cheap, and if you ask nicely, some people will even let you take it for free given it's basically worthless anyway at this point.

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12 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

What kind of retro games? How far back do you plan on going?

 

Athlon 64 X2 stuff is dirt cheap, and if you ask nicely, some people will even let you take it for free given it's basically worthless anyway at this point.

I need to build an xp machine I love playing knights of the old republic quake Doom pretty much anything pre 2005 but I also play league of legends and more recent stuff too

Project black out: cpu: athlon x4 750k @4.7ghz, Mobo: asrock fm2+ a55 vg3+, ram: 1x 8gb hyperx 1866mhz, video card: 1x saphire radeon r9 270x, Storage: 1tb hdd ssd in the future,  cooling: 2 noctua 120mm fans 1 on rad one front intake.

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Just now, bronsonp4htdude123455 said:

I need to build an xp machine I love playing knights of the old republic quake Doom pretty much anything pre 2005 but I also play league of legends and more recent stuff too

XP is fun, finding legitimate install media is not.

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Bruh get the FX 8350, it is still AMAZING in 2019 if you OC to 4.20Ghz, or 4.5Ghz with your awesome Mobo and a good chip.

They easily OC to 5Ghz but I wouldn't recommend it long term. 

 

Check my signature, I've tested a friends 1070ti and it still doesn't bottleneck with a 4.5Ghz oc :P

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one of my current rigs is rocking a fx8350 at 4.8ghz paired with a gtx 1060 and it is a very capable machine, my only advise is the FX chips like to run hot so get a good cooler if your gonna overclock one. 

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